1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,759 Speaker 1: Look who's in the studio is Andrew Ordison got Super Rugby. 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: You know, during the week I was thinking Super Rubby 3 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 1: too soon, too hot, and then of course what happened. 4 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 1: I watched all of it over the weekend and the 5 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 1: crowds were big and the footy was great. I think 6 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 1: a compelling start and also those closest games as well. 7 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:20,080 Speaker 1: I think it had really helped with keeping you, I guess, 8 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:24,280 Speaker 1: entertained and engaged in all those fixtures. So yeah, good starting. 9 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:26,320 Speaker 2: I mean, you know when you see that the Blues 10 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 2: are kept on the bottom of the table at the moment, 11 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 2: defending Jambians up for the first week, well you've got 12 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:32,599 Speaker 2: to go that decent competition. 13 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 1: That's because some father called Damian McKenzie, who had a 14 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:38,520 Speaker 1: funny old season last year he was either genius ordatrocious, 15 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:41,519 Speaker 1: shows that he's learned something over the off season. 16 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:44,320 Speaker 2: Oh well that's right, and you know he's got a 17 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 2: guess some of incentive still to go Damian McKenzie to 18 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:49,160 Speaker 2: be in the mix et cent for the All Blacks 19 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:52,160 Speaker 2: later on and those sorts of things. So yeah, it's 20 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 2: I mean, whine A Pacific are putting up a good 21 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 2: show as well. 22 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 1: They traveled halfway around the world and took the Western 23 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: Force to town and only lost by one US is 24 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 1: it forty five forty four? 25 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:06,760 Speaker 2: So yeah, yeah, I mean that's all part of it, 26 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:09,320 Speaker 2: is it? But I think most people would be quite 27 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 2: entertained by that first week and just your boats well 28 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:15,960 Speaker 2: for the competition, because I'm always reluctant as well. I 29 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 2: think I'm mid February. Is that really the time to 30 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 2: be starting rugby? 31 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 1: But yeah, great and warm, Yeah, and it made for 32 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:24,639 Speaker 1: some running rub. 33 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:27,200 Speaker 2: Exactly exactly and the part of grounds, et cetera. 34 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 1: So that definitely helps two things. Yannick Simmer, the Italian 35 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 1: tennis player, doping and all that sort of thing, tell 36 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 1: me about what's happening with that band? 37 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 2: Well not, it's a bit of a sweetheart deal and 38 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 2: what will be a two year band has been reduced 39 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:46,480 Speaker 2: to three months. Probably some good lawyers involved there, but 40 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 2: it's the fact that it really is we bus ticket 41 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 2: type type punishment and he's not even going to miss 42 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 2: the French Open, so it's three months. So it's kind 43 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 2: of negotiated and it looks like he's had more power 44 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 2: than actually the institutions involved in running the sport. Yeah, 45 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 2: that he's able to negotiate the deal. 46 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 1: Sorry, I'm sorry, the excuse seemed flimsy. Yeah, exactly, exactly so. 47 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 2: And I just think doping's doping, and you've got it. 48 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:18,800 Speaker 2: You've got to be so vigilant about that. And others 49 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 2: have gone for skates for probably lesser crimes. 50 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, okay, yeah, and that remember, well the other was lucky. 51 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 1: He is lucky. I think so too. Meanwhile, shanevan Gisberg 52 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 1: is doing the Daytona five hundred the super Speedway and 53 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 1: I was hearing that over the news. You know, this 54 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 1: is a very even competition. I actually think he's going 55 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: to be quite good because he's an elbows out driver. Yeah, 56 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 1: I always I don't like that description. 57 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:42,959 Speaker 2: Actually, yeah, it's and and of course with the Dayton 58 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 2: five hundred, I think they'd reduce the horsepower down at 59 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:48,360 Speaker 2: least from what correspondents telling us, and that means you 60 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:51,839 Speaker 2: get more pack racing involved in it. And I'm sure 61 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 2: we'll become experts on dayton across the course of the morning. 62 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 2: But you know, it's it's another for a by New 63 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 2: Zealand motorsport driver to the top echelon of a certain 64 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 2: discipline and I think we're going to look back on 65 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 2: this as a real golden era for New Zealanders and 66 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:09,080 Speaker 2: most across the board. 67 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 1: So you've seen Liam Lawson playing the guitar, No, it's 68 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: on social media, came out. 69 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 2: He just sits. 70 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 1: He's amazing and he can sing. I mean, is there 71 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 1: that right? Is there nothing? This is what we can't do? 72 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 1: Is no end to his talents? Yeah? Look, and also 73 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:31,240 Speaker 1: I really loved all your skiing, your skiing commentary, just 74 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 1: the tricks and the names of the tricks. It's like 75 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 1: you're speaking another language. It is. 76 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 2: I've got no idea what I'm saying, but there I 77 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 2: felt like putting allegedly in front of it. Sick work 78 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:45,839 Speaker 2: Andrew and words they say. For more from Early Edition 79 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 2: with Ryan Bridge, Listen live to News Talks. It'd be 80 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 2: from five am weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.